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Message: [QUOTE="billybud, post: 5062852, member: 3850"] UConn Total Revenue currently exceeds that of Houston and Cincinnati....it is football that lags..basketball is the clear #1 sport. But football will be even more expensive to be upper level competitive... Now, with virtual pay for play, having money available for NIL, scholarships, and House settlement payments means really high investments to compete at the CFP level. [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/OHIOST/ohio-state-buckeyes/'][I]Ohio State[/I][/URL][I] football players received "around $20 million" in name, image and likeness (NIL) money from collectives and brand affiliates this past year, a number believed to be the highest in the sport, Ohio State AD Ross Bjork [URL='https://sports.yahoo.com/as-player-pay-reaches-new-heights-how-will-ohio-state-navigate-uncharted-waters-134419119.html']told Yahoo Sports[/URL]. Ohio State athletes [URL='https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/football/2024/07/24/ohio-state-football-players-earned-about-20-million-in-nil-name-image-and-likeness-investments/74526620007/']are required by the school to disclose their agreements[/URL] within 30 days of receiving NIL compensation, which helps shed light on the total amount of money given to the athletes within the program.[/I] [/QUOTE]